Revelations

Indus Gendi now has new members on board, with Lenny leaving for Australia, and James and Mel leaving the band for their own personal reasons. On bass is Juan, on guitar is Amran, and on keyboards is Melodie. The sound is so much more different now simply because 3 of the instrumentalists are different, with different characters and different influences. This bit of change really fascinates me because it is just like creating a new creature!

Just like how if you mix Hydrogen with Oxygen, you will get one thing, and if you mix Carbon with Oxygen, you will get another thing. It’s the same here! Playing with Lenny, James, and Mel created a certain sound, but playing with Juan, Amran, and Melodie is creating an entirely different sound! And with the new dynamics and feel, naturally we, the old members, will go along with the flow and play in a way that would fit everyone else’s style.

This really makes me excited. Perhaps as a musician, things like that really hype me up. I feel excited just thinking of the new possibilities for the band and the unexpected paths we might get to go on. I feel inspired to write new material and better myself so that I can match up to everyone else. I feel motivated to look for more and more gigs as our band evolves and grows. But one thing I really wish for the band is for Lenny to return real soon.

On a side note, I swear I have the cutest tuition student in the world. She just messaged me, telling me that she got selected to represent her school in the national spelling bee contest. I asked her when it is going to be, and she replied, “Saturday. I gotta wake up early. Tartarsauce!” Gosh the cuteness!! Which 10 year old would curse about waking up early by exclaiming “Tartarsauce”???? I do not deny that I completely favour her over all my other students.

It’s not only because she is so cute, which causes me to favour her. She is also very intelligent, pays attention during the lesson, and interacts and befriends me. She asks me questions when she stumbles upon questions which are more difficult, and does not pretend to understand what I’m saying if she doesn’t. She is almost a tutor’s dream come true.

Suddenly I feel that certain lecturers and instructors can’t really be blamed for favouring one student over another. We often bitch about such teachers who show obvious favouritism and how we are probably graded unfairly. But are they the only ones at fault? It’s after all only human tendency for one to favour something/someone which appeals to them, be it due to a good appearance, or a positive disposition. So can we really blame teachers who dislike us if we choose to be difficult and unlovable students? No, not entirely.

I’m sure there are a couple of ace teachers out there who are able to overlook every student’s imperfections and judge everyone fairly, but I guess those kind of teachers are like needles in haystacks, a miracles bestowed upon lucky students who get them.